Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television
Taskmaster

Taskmaster

  • TV comedy
  • Channel 4 / Dave
  • 2015 - 2024
  • 160 episodes (17 series)

TV format in which Greg Davies and Alex Horne set a group of comedians various outlandish challenges. Also features Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Key and more.

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Series 7, Episode 4 - OLLIE.

Taskmaster. Phil Wang. Copyright: Avalon Television
Why does Jessica Knappett pile shoes on some butcher's scales? What happens when James Acaster tries the emergency alarm on a lift? And will Rhod Gilbert regret smearing mustard in his eyes? All these questions will be answered - and more besides.

Preview clips

Prize task: Most confusing thing.

* Jessica Knappett: A t-shirt she purchased in a small Spanish village featuring a bird saying: "Iuf! That comes the raven!" - 5
* Phil Wang: A puzzle box. - 4
* Rhod Gilbert: A t-shirt showing his favourite photo - the one of Greg looking fat and in his pants - but the photo is upside down. - 3
* Kerry Godliman: The wires around the back of her TV. - 2
* James Acaster: A DVD of The Matrix. - 1

Task 1: Work out what happens when you flick this switch on. You may not take the switch out of this room. Your time starts now.

* James: 5:35 [Alex turns Ollie the statue around by 90 degrees] - 5
* Kerry: 9:26 - 4
* Phil: 10:50 - 3
* Jessica: 11:49 - 2
* Rhod: Wrongly claims the switch electrocutes Greg after 3:37. - 1

Task 2: Dramatically alter your appearance. Most dramatic alteration wins. You may start altering your appearance when you are inside the lift and the doors are closed. You must stop altering your appearance when the doors open again. You may inspect the contents of the briefcase for five minutes before the lift doors open for the first time. Your time starts now.

* Rhod - 5
* Jessica - 4
* Kerry - 3
* Phil - 2
* James - 1

Task 3: Make these scales read 31.770kg. The scales must read 31.770kg for at least five seconds. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

* James: 5:44 - 5
* Rhod: 7:07 - 4
* Kerry: 8:13 - 3
* Phil: 8:28 - 2
* Jessica: 16:01 - 1

Live task: Correctly don the most items of clothing [while handcuffed]. You have 100 seconds. Most new items of clothing correctly donned wins.

* James - 5
* Jessica, Kerry and Rhod - 4
* Phil - 1

Final scores

* James and Rhod - 17
* Jessica and Kerry - 16
* Phil - 12

Tie-break task: Make the best loo roll paper aeroplane. You have five minutes and one attempt. Furthest flight wins. Your time starts now.

* Rhod: 22.7m - Winner
* James: 3.9m

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 26th September 2018
Time
9pm
Channel
Dave
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 23rd September 2018 10:00pm Dave
Sunday 30th September 2018 10:00pm Dave
Tuesday 2nd October 2018 11:20pm Dave
Monday 21st January 2019 10:00pm Dave
Thursday 22nd August 2019 7:00pm Dave
Friday 23rd August 2019 12:00am Dave
Thursday 5th March 2020 6:00pm Dave
Friday 6th March 2020 12:00am Dave
Thursday 4th June 2020 10:40pm Dave
Friday 5th June 2020 6:00pm Dave
Wednesday 9th September 2020 6:00pm Dave
Thursday 24th September 2020 11:00pm Dave
Saturday 26th September 2020 5:00pm Dave
Wednesday 25th November 2020 7:30pm E4
Thursday 26th November 2020 1:00am E4
Monday 7th December 2020 11:20pm Dave
Saturday 1st May 2021 3:00am E4
Tuesday 4th May 2021 6:00pm Dave
Monday 30th August 2021 11:00pm Dave
Tuesday 8th March 2022 6:00pm Dave
Monday 20th June 2022 6:00pm Dave
Wednesday 7th September 2022 6:00pm Dave
Thursday 19th January 2023 11:00pm Dave
Tuesday 7th February 2023 6:00pm Dave
Tuesday 9th May 2023 6:00pm Dave
Thursday 8th February 2024 11:00pm Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
James Acaster Self
Jessica Knappett Self
Phil Wang Self
Kerry Godliman Self
Rhod Gilbert Self
Writing team
Alex Horne Writer
Tim Key Task Consultant
Production team
Andy Devonshire Series Director
Andy Cartwright Series Producer
Richard Allen-Turner Executive Producer
James Taylor Executive Producer
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
Hilary Rosen Executive Producer
Rob Aslett Executive Producer
Andy Devonshire Executive Producer
Alex Horne Executive Producer
Dan Trelfer Edit Producer
Thomas Perrett Editor
Mark Sangster Editor
Andi Meek Editor
Joe Haughey Editor
Rebecca Bowker (as Becky Bowker) Editor
Pete Gellatly Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Sam Montague Director of Photography
Anthony Dalton Director of Photography
Martin Kempton Lighting Designer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer

Videos

Dramatically change appearance

Kerry Godliman dramatically changes her appearance while travelling in a lift.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, James Acaster, Kerry Godliman & Rhod Gilbert.

James Acaster insults Greg Davies

James Acaster insults Greg Davies, for not being able to open Phil Wangs confusing box. How will Greg take this insult...?

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, James Acaster, Jessica Knappett & Phil Wang.

Exclusive outtake | Alex Horne's 5 minute meals

Alex Horne reveals that he can finish any meal, in 5 minutes.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Jessica Knappett & Rhod Gilbert.

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